irremissible

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The bishop adds, that he spoke to Carranza on the subject, and attributed his silence to humility; that at another time when he was preaching before the king, he said, that some sins were irremissible.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

But what will hold a man is the doctrine of compensation, of judgment pronounced by himself directly his iniquity is accomplished, of sentence self-executed, unpardonable and irremissible, now and for ever.

From Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles by Sullivan, W. R. Washington

His irremissible sin was that of “modernizing the English” of Lord Bacon.

From Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature by Disraeli, Isaac

Thus, two grades of duty, one admitting of merit, the other so strict as to be irremissible, are established on the general principle.

From Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics by Bain, Alexander

Emancipation, universal emancipation, was the lesson they had urged on their contemporaries, and held forth as transcendent and irremissible duties to their children of the present age.

From Memoir of the Life of John Quincy Adams. by Quincy, Josiah